Valiant fire coach Moon after 0-7 start at OWL

3/11/2019 4:29:00 PM EST

The Los Angeles Valiant fired head coach Byung-chul "Moon" Moon on Monday, two days after the team fell to 0-7 in Stage 1 of the second season of the Overwatch League.

"We want to thank Coach Moon for his contributions to the Pacific Division and Stage 4 Championships achieved by the team in 2018," said Valiant general manager Michael Schwartz. "We wish him the best in the next stage of his career."

Moon joined the team last February and led the Valiant to victory in Stage 4 of the inaugural season. The Valiant then fell in the semifinals of the inaugural playoffs before starting this season 0-7, leaving them as one of only two winless teams through four weeks (Washington Justice, 0-5).

Moon had previously coached for WGS Laurels Nine, LW Red, Ardeont as well as Mighty AOD, where he had worked with current Valiant members Pan-Seung "Fate" Koo and Young-Seo "KariV" Park.

The Valiant announced assistant coach Mike "Packing10" Szklanny will act as interim head coach, while Warsi "Stoop" Waris and Dong-soo "Dongsu" Shin will remain as assistants.